But what exactly are you guaranteeing? That the piano will stay in tune? No. That it will not slip? No. Perhaps that it will remain *tunable*. Yes? In which case I guess you'd have to demonstrate that it's not "tunable" now? I use CA on pianos that *are* "tunable" but have some jumpy pins or that seem to go suddenly out of tune in sections. This is a bit harder to demonstrate and therefore would be harder to sell a multi-year guarantee. Jason Kanter -- | || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| jason's cell 425 830 1561 On 7/19/07, Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com> wrote: > > I charge not quite 3 times my tuning rate and give an 8 year warranty. > It's the value added warranty that sells the job. In my pitch I explain I > have been using it for 10 years and never had one go bad. I don't know how > long it will last, but I guarantee it for 8 years. I also remark that other > top techs around the country have been doing it with excellent results. > > > > What's the worst that can happen? Perhaps a few might become loose, but if > that happens I can pull some more drastic tricks, like removing the pin, > squirting plenty of CA directly into the hole and reinserting. Or using > epoxy. Or lining the hole with sandpaper. I'm sure you have your own arsenal > of tricks. If nothing works I can always opt to simply refund the money. > > > > *Dean* > > Dean May cell 812.239.3359 > > PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 > > Terre Haute IN 47802 > ------------------------------ > > *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On > Behalf Of *Alan Barnard > *Sent:* Thursday, July 19, 2007 11:56 AM > *To:* pianotech at ptg.org > *Subject:* Pricing Pinblock Treatments > > > > I'm wondering what folks out there are charging, typically, for CA > treating an upright block, maybe expressed as a percent of tuning fee or > hourly rates. > > > > Also, are you offering a warrantee? > > > > Alan Barnard > Salem, MO > > > > I live in a gated community, but they let me out for good behavior. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070724/cea261b0/attachment.html
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